Re: [T3] Happy 40th Phillip!

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@type4.org>]

<x-flowed>While it's true that tire failure are varied, if the tire experiences  
sudden pressure loss it is a very dangerous situation for you and  
traffic surrounding you. It might not end up being an immediate  
catastrophe, but the risk is still very high that the car loses  
directional stability.

jens


On 17 May 2006, at 16:31, Toby Erkson wrote:

> When a tire blows, it's not like in the movies where the car  
> careens outta
> control and ends up flipping across four lanes and the gas tank  
> explodes.
> That's just a myth.  The deflated tire will be obvious as there  
> will be drag
> on that particular side of the car but the car will still be
> drivable...it'll just destroy the tire and could damage the rim.
>
>      Toby Erkson  --  air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
>      '72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing,
>      '73 Porsche 914, '90 Wet Jet
>      http://www.icbm.org/
>      Portland, Oregon
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Hey, as long as you are aware that the tire, when used, could fail at
> > any time in a more or less catastrophic manner. I suppose just being
> > stuck somewhere is the best outcome. A bad accident is the worst.
>
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